THOUGHT FACTORY: MOVIE MAGIC DEFEATS ONLINE NOISE

Rajinikanth’s Coolie: When Sheer Movie Magic Trumps Noise (and Logic)

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THOUGHT FACTORY: WHY MARRIAGE SCARES YOUNG LOVERS

“Love me?” Like mad! “Marry me?” Mad!! Whatever happened to the pavitra bandhan that symbolised this r...

BOLLYWOOD: THIS WEEK, TWO WORLDS COLLIDE

This week in Indian cinema, two films explore love across divides—Dhadak 2 confronts caste and heartbreak with sober sincerity, ...

BUSINESS: ENTERTAINMENT HIJACKS SALES IN ADVILLE

A sharp look at how advertising today prioritizes entertainment over sales, sparking debate on creativity, strategy, and real business impact. ...

GENDER: EXIT MATASREE...ENTER MOM–KI HOYA??

Once the emotional anchor of Hindi cinema, the quintessential Bollywood mother shaped generations of storytelling with her sacrifice—unti...

THOUGHT FACTORY: WHAT MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME

On Mother's Day, I, Vinta Nanda, reflect on how my mother’s clarity in a chaotic world, exposed the dangers of ...

BOLLYWOOD: IN DÉFENSE OF THE MERCHANTS OF BOLLYWOOD

Glossy or gritty, art or commerce, celebrated or scorned — India’s cinematic juggernaut continues to provoke, inspire, and divide. ...

BUSINESS: HOW INDIAN IS INDIAN ADVERTISING?

As pride, identity and profiling increasingly come into play at the global level, questions will follow: Have we been able to define where Indi...

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: TOPSHE FOREVER

On the fiftieth anniversary of Sonar Kella, Siddhartha Chatterjee Reflects on Topshe, Satyajit Ray, and Life Beyond Cinema in this int...